Arthritis Res Ther. 2010;12(5):145. doi: 10.1186/ar3138. Epub 2010 Oct 28.
Pain management in conditions of chronic inflammation is a clinical challenge, and increasing our understanding of the mechanisms driving this type of pain is important. In the previous issue of Arthritis Research & Therapy, Boettger and colleagues examine the role of IL-6 in antigen-induced arthritis using the IL-6 neutralizing soluble glycoprotein 130 and link IL-6 to a pathophysiological role in the generation of pain, independent of the proinflammatory properties of IL-6. The findings presented in this study add to a growing body of evidence highlighting the role of IL-6 in the induction and maintenance of pain.
在慢性炎症情况下进行疼痛管理是一项临床挑战,加深我们对导致这种类型疼痛的机制的理解非常重要。在之前一期的《关节炎研究与治疗》中,Boettger 及其同事使用 IL-6 中和可溶性糖蛋白 130 研究了 IL-6 在抗原诱导关节炎中的作用,并将 IL-6 与疼痛产生的病理生理作用联系起来,而与 IL-6 的促炎特性无关。本研究提出的结果增加了越来越多的证据,突出了 IL-6 在诱导和维持疼痛中的作用。